Tire tightener



H. P. WIENS TIRE TIGHTENER Filed March 84 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 @QI um www 3 l H. P. wlENs TIRE TIGHTENER Filed March 8.'. 1923 2 sheets-sheet 2 Q QN @namur tended bearing` surfaces for the purpose to behereinatter more fully described. A suitable brace 14 is fastened at its respeetiv'eV s ends'to the head-l2 for the purposeo maintaining the sameV inproper position'y so that the saine are moved .siinultaneousl` \f, when in use. Y.

In Ythe practical operation of .my inven-` tion, my tire' tightener is placed' in posnion on the ivfheel in such a nr'iannerjy that fthe sleeve-l encloses the spolreof the Wheel and n the base of the-sleeve lis adapted tof rest "upon the `hubQin the mannerabove described. 'then operated so as Wheel 4'telly 15. When in this position the lever is in a horizontal position and upon. swinging the lever in a downward position the arms 9 and the heads 12 carried thereby vWill be caused to Inovein an upward poshV tion and thereby raisethe tirer'or Wheel felly oit of the tenons of the spokes 2 suiticiently to enable the'insertion oitl a suitable Washer aiound the tenon Yso that the" tire may be tightened upon the Wheel. 'After `the Washers have been placed upon the ten-y v ons of the spokes the leveix is released and' the heads 12 willbe caused to me've in a downward position and away from the Wheel telly and thereby Vpermit the telly to swing back upon the tenons andthe Washers on the spokes Vand thereby increasing A`the f k circuintereiice' of theelly and the tighten,- infr` 'of the tire at the same time.

It Willffthus be seen fromthe'foregoing description thatVv tire tightener ihas Vbeen provided wherein the same mayy bey easily andquiclrly placed in positionfupona Wheel for the purpose as above designated and willY etliciently perform its various functions.

at Ia minimum cost.

The simplicity' of my"tire tightenerf further renders it 'very veasv to operate and does not necessitate the adjustment of'various parts and can be furthermore obtained From the `foregifoing description of the construction ofmy improved apparatus, yit will be seen that l have provided a simple,

inexpensive yand efficient meansA for carry-Q ing `out the objects of ,theinventionl` and The arms`9 and theilever 6 fare to' bringl the heads v'l2 i carried bythe upper ents ot the arms' Q into engagement with the underside oi thev necting' said head while .l haveparticularly described the elements best adaptedtoperform the tunetions set fort-h, it is "obvious that various changes Vin form, proportion and in the fminor details of construction may be resortedto, Without departing from the spirit 'Y or sacriicing any of the principles of the invention.

Vlhat .I claimvas new and desire to secure y by Letters Patent is f l Y s l. :il t re tiujhtener oit rthe classjdescribed including 'a' U-slia close a spoke ot Va-Wheeland having' its base resting ori-'the hub of thewvheel, a lever havsirnultaneously. f f

2; 'tire tightener et the class described including a Ushaped sleeve adapted to enclose a spoke of' ak Wheel. andV having its basefradapted to rest on the hub of said Wheel. a leverprovided Witha volte yat one end, `the ends of said yoke being` pivoted tothe sides ofsaid'sleeve, an arm having its klower end bifurcated yand straddlingr each of the 'ends of said yoke, a ,transverse pin extendingthrough `each of the bifurcated ends 'and yoke 'ends' for pivotally mounting saidarms on said yoke, head members carried by the upper 'endiot said arms and adapted to engage the underside vot the felly of said Wheel, anda brace betweensaid end members. f

' 3. A, tire tighteuer of the class described includinga U-shaped sleeve: adapted to euclose a spoke ot' a wheel and having; vits base adaptedA to reston the hub of said Wheel. a `yoke lever pivoted to each side o't said sle ve, arms carried by said yoked ends of said leveipand means on the' upper ends Aof s aidarms for engagement vvvith'the telly of salidwheel. v s In testimony whereof I ai'i'iX my signature. f s

HERMAN P. y WIP-DNS.

ed sleeve adapted to enf for moving' the saine 

